Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Cat Bed

As I mentioned in a previous post, I decided to make Fancy a cat bed since she so loves each quilt I make.

Well I think see likes it, she went on it and stayed on it even before I stuffed it.

I decided to go completely modern with it. I think it turned out really well for my fist modern/improvised piece.

For the quilting I just did a stipple free motion even though I was considering something a little more complex. I stuffed it with polyfill in plastic grocery bags. All the cats I have had seem to like the crinkle of the plastic bags including Fancy so I decided to add that. It is always something that I can change later since I made it with an envelope back. That was an important design choice because as with babies, cats have a tendency to throw up on things and I wanted to be able to clean it without much problem.

Now I would make one for Goofy too but I really highly doubt he would use it.

Little Goofs:
Actually pretty happy with this and can't think of anything I really messed up. I would change the pink polka dot border on the log cabin center to make it wider but that is the only thing.

Next Up:
Summer table runner
Finishing up Fall Quilt

This next month is going to be a push to finish my summer goals because......I GOT A JOB! Yep! I start on July 24th. So that gives me a few days short of a month to really work on WIPs and other projects I have been itching to do.

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I just finished getting my Master's in Human Genetics at VCU. Now I have a fancy lab tech job doing diagnostic genetics in the #1 fastest growing company in the US and possibly the world. Recently I have returned to quilting with the limited free time I have. I also enjoy reading, surfing the web, watching random past tv shows on Netflix, and relaxing with my two cats (Goofy and Fancy) and my fiance Peter.